Available to Mentor
- Masters
- Other
- PhD
- Post-Doc
Advising & Mentoring
Post-Doctoral Fellows or Associates
- June Carrington, PhD, MA, MPH, Post-doctoral Fellow, University of Miami School of Nursing and Health Studies, Center of Excellence for Health Disparities Research: El Centro.
Topic: Cultural knowledge of Cervical Cancer and Screening Uptake among Hispanic Women
Role: Co-Mentor, 2015 - Allison Stafford, PhD, BSN, Post-doctoral Fellow, Population Health Research Area of Excellence, Center for Nursing Research, Duke University School of Nursing.
Topic: Mental Health Promotion among Latinx Adolescents and Young Adults.
Role: Mentor, 2018 – 2020 - Gabriela Nagy, PhD, Clinical Associate, Department of Psychiatry, Duke University School of Medicine.
Topic: Evidence-based Mental Health Treatment for Latinx.
Role: Primary Mentor, 2019 – current for administrative supplement to R01MD012249 (PI: Gonzalez-Guarda, RM) - Gabriela Placencia, MD, Post-doctoral Fellow, National Clinical Scholars Program, Duke University School of Medicine.
Topic: Structural racism in the Latinx community
Role: Primary research Mentor, 2022- 2024
PhD Dissertations
- Johis Ortega, PhD, ARNP; Nursing PhD Student, University of Miami School of Nursing and Health Studies.
Title: Applying ecodevelopmental theory and the theory of reasoned action to understand HIV risk behaviors among Hispanic adolescents.
Role: Dissertation Committee Member, 2009-2010 - Susan Watson, PhD, ARNP; Nursing PhD student, University of Miami School of Nursing and Health Studies.
Title: Relationship of vulnerability to coercive control and intimate partner violence among
Latinas intimate partner violence among Latinas.
Role: Dissertation Committee Member, 2009-2010 - James Weidel, PhD, RN; PhD, Nursing PhD student, University of Miami School of Nursing and Health Studies.
Title: The relationship of temporal discounting, working alliance, and substance abuse treatment process in Hispanic adolescents.
Role: Dissertation Committee Member, 2011-2013 - Elizabeth G. Lipman-Diaz, PhD, ARNP; Nursing PhD Student, University of Miami School of Nursing and Health Studies.
Title: Food insecurity and childhood obesity: A novel approach to measuring and disentangling the relationship.
Role: Advisor & Dissertation Committee Member, 2011-2013 - Rachel Becker, PhD; Counseling Psychology PhD Student, University of Miami.
Title: Support and barriers to mental health help-seeking in Latina/o migrant workers.
Role: Dissertation Committee Member, 2011-2013 - Carol Tuttas, PhD, RN; Nursing PhD Student, University of Miami School of Nursing and Health Studies.
Title: Travel nurse job performance: Integration factors as predictors, and travel nurse integration experience.
Role: Dissertation Chair, 2011-2013 - Amanda Cummings, PhD; Counseling Psychology PhD Student, University of Miami.
Title: The perceived quality of parent-child relationship and dating violence experiences among a predominantly heterosexual, female, and Hispanic-identified sample of emerging adults.
Role: Dissertation Co-Chair, 2012-2014 - Derby Munoz, PhD; Nursing PhD Student, University of Miami School of Nursing and Health Studies.
Topic: Attitudes towards intimate partner violence among college students in Costa Rica
Role: Dissertation Chair, 2012-2014 - Michelle Castro Fernandez, PhD; Counseling Psychology PhD Student, University of Miami, Topic: Decision making among Hispanic pregnant women who have experienced intimate partner violence.
Role: Dissertation Committee Member, 2012-2015. - Stephanie Donnelly, PhD; Counseling Psychology PhD Student, University of Miami, Dissertation Committee Member.
Title: A meta-synthesis of help seeking experiences of immigrant women coping with intimate partner violence.
Role: Dissertation Committee Member, 2013-2015 - Maria Jose Rendon, PhD; Counseling Psychology PhD Student, University of Miami. Dissertation Committee Member.
Title: The cultural validity of the CAPS for Spanish Speaking Latinos in the U.S.
Role: Dissertation Committee Member, 2014-2015 - Natasha Schaefer Solle, PhD, RN; Nursing PhD Student, University of Miami School of Nursing and Health Studies.
Topic: Understanding risk factors related to HIV infection among homeless sheltered women: A qualitative study.
Role: Dissertation Committee Member, 2014-2015 - Katherine Hauk-Diaz, RN, BSN; Nursing PhD Student, University of Miami School of Nursing and Health Studies
Topic: Fertility preservation decisions for young adult survivors of cancer.
Role: Dissertation Committee Member, 2015 – 2016 - Lori Schirle, ARNP; Nursing PhD Student, University of Miami School of Nursing and Health Studies
Topic: Practice Environment and Psychological Ownership in an Advanced Practice Nursing Population
Role: Dissertation Committee Member, 2015 – 2016 - Natalie Leblanc, RN, BSN, MPH; Nursing PhD Student, University of Miami School of Nursing and Health Studies
Topic: Couples Testing for HIV: Provider and patient perspectives
Role: Dissertation Committee Member, 2015 – 2016 - Valerie Halstead, RN, BSN; Nursing PhD Student, University of Miami School of Nursing and Health Studies
Topic: Comprehensive screening and services for survivors of sexual assault on college campuses.
Role: Dissertation Committee Member, 2015 – 2017 - Gabrielle Harris, RN, MSN, Nursing PhD Student, Duke University School of Nursing.
Topic: Race, Gender, and Parental stress among Stroke Survivors
Role: Dissertation Committee Member, 2016 – 2020 - Vanessa Curlee, MSN, RN, Nursing PhD Student, Duke University School of Nursing.
Topic: Depression, Substance Abuse, and Health Care Utilization among US Probationers and Parolees within 12 Months Post-release
Role: Dissertation Committee Member, 2017 – 2020 - Cherie Conley, RN, MHS, BSN, Nursing PhD Student, Duke University School of Nursing.
Topic: Church-based Dyadic Intervention to Enhance Weight loss among African Americans.
Role: Dissertation Committee Member, 2017 – 2020 - Jewel Scott, APRN, Nursing PhD Student, Duke University School of Nursing.
Topic: Stress and Resilience and Cardiovascular Health among Black Women.
Role: Dissertation Committee Member, 2018; Dissertation Co-Chair, 2019 – 2020 - Lisa Mansfield, MSN, RN, Nursing PhD Student, Duke University School of Nursing.
Topic: Facilitators and Barriers to HPV Vaccination Initiation and Completion.
Role: Dissertation Chair, 2016 – 2020 - Morine Cebert, MSN, ARNP, Nursing PhD Student, Duke University School of Nursing. Topic: Disparities in Fertility Treatment among Black Women.
Role: Dissertation Co-Chair, 2017 – 2020 - Jiepin Cao, BSN, MSN, Nursing PhD Student, Duke University School of Nursing.
Topic: Intimate Partner Violence among Chinese Women and Latinx Immigrants in the U.S.
Role: Dissertation Chair, 2018 – 2022 - Lilian Bravo, RN, Nursing PhD Student, UNC, Chapel Hill.
Topic: Latinx adolescent mental health.
Role: Committee Member, 2020 –2022 - Lisvel Matos, MSN, ARNP, Nursing PhD Student, Duke University School of Nursing.
Topic: Preexposure Prohalaxis (PrEP) Uptake among Latinx men who have sex with me
Role: Advisor and Dissertation Chair, 2019 – present - Kaitlyn Daly, RN, Nursing PhD Student, Duke University School of Nursing.
Topic: Food, Religion and Health.
Role: Committee Member, 2020 – 2023 - Shewit Jaynes, MPH, RN. Nursing PhD Student, Duke University School of Nursing.
Topic: Maternal Health Disparities among Black Women.
Role: Advisor and Dissertation Chair, 2021- present - Patricia Buzelli, MSN, BA, AGNP-C. Nursing PhD Student, Duke University School of Nursing.
Topic: Grieving the loss of a Child from Cancer among Latinx Immigrants.
Role: Advisor and Dissertation Chair, 2022- present - Youran Lee, Nursing PhD Student, Duke University School of Nursing
Topic: Social Determinants of Health, Diet, and Symptoms Experiences of Patients with Colorectal Cancer
Role: Advisor and Dissertation Chair, 2023- present - Loretta Tsui, Nursing PhD Student, University of Colorado Auschwitz Campus.
Topic: Biomarkers and Health Effects of Strangulation related to Intimate Partner Violence. Role: Mentor, Independent Study; Dissertation Committee member, 2022- present - Kim Grier, Nursing PhD Student, Duke University School of Nursing
Topic: Mental Health Among Foster Youth
Role: Advisor and Dissertation Chair, 2022- present - Olivia Short, Nursing PhD Student, Duke University School of Nursing
Topic: Chronic Pain among Survivors of Gender Based Violence
Role: Advisor, 2023- present
- Dina Ferranti, RN, BSN, Nursing PhD Student, University of Miami School of Nursing and Health Studies. Topic: Parental influences on Obesity among Hispanic Adolescents.
Role: Advisor, 2013 – 2015 - Griselle Estrada, Nursing PhD Student, Duquesne University. Topic: Suicide Prevention among Puerto Ricans, 2019 – 2022
Role: SAMHSA MFP Mentor
- Rachel Berlin, MSN, ARNP, Increasing Unconscious Racial Bias Awareness in Health Care Providers: A Quality Improvement Initiative. Duke University School of Nursing.
Role: Chairperson, 2017 – 2018. - Chantal Howard, MSN, RN, CEN, NEA-BC, Implementing the Lethality Assessment Program to assess for Intimate Partner Violence in a Health System
Role: Chairperson, 2021 – present
- Dalia Lorenzo, MPH; Master of Science in Public Health Student, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Department of Public Health Sciences.
Topic: Health education for individuals experiencing intimate partner violence.
Role: Advisor, 2014 – 2105 - Nicholas Nguyen, PA student; Physician Assistant Program, Community Engagement Experience, Duke University.
Topic: Recruiting and engaging Latino men in SER Hispano Research Project.
Role: Mentor, 2019. - Alex Villeda, Medical Student, Research Experience
Topic: Adaptive coping among Latinx Immigrant Parents
Role: Co-Mentor, 2019-2020 (with Dr. Gabriela Nagy) - Carmen Rauh, Medical Student, Research Experience
Topic: The impact of Limited English Proficiency on Self-Reported Health among Latinx Immigrants
Role: Mentor, 2021- 2022